Thursday, August 6, 2009

Picasa Web Albums

Although I've used Picasa Web Albums since I started my blog since it is the photo repository for Blogger I've never really explored the possibilities of the service. Last weekend I decided to explore. Picasa includes a face recognition piece that isolates faces in photos. It does a pretty good job of grouping faces together which it thinks are the same person. Then you can name each face and later can sort and share photos based on who is in them. I ran the face recognition service on all of the photos I have uploaded to Picasa. I was amazed at how well it recognized faces. But even more than the faces it got right, I loved the faces it got wrong. It could easily distinguish Mays and Dallas, but would often think Mays and Cooper were the same. It would also get confused with Grace and match her face up with Cooper, Emma, and Dallas. I love that the cousins all have so many facial features that are the same that the software can tell they are family.While I was playing with Picasa I downloaded their computer based software. It looks pretty useful for organizing and editing pictures. It also makes it easy to upload pictures to Blogger and Picasa Web. Unfortunately I couldn't find the face recognition feature on the downloaded version.

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The children I love

Emma Jo is a Jr. Higher! She is enjoying a school year on the 2nd floor with multiple teachers and lockers! She continues to love soccer and liking basketball as well. Emma is one of the tallest in her class and her basketball coach is hoping she grows even more this year. She is a great big sister and can be relied upon to help with the little kids. She is beautiful, smart and funny and I'm very proud to have her as my oldest daughter.

Grace is growing up so fast! She can read and has a great imagination. Drawing is still her favorite activity and if she has been quiet for a while I know I can find her with paper, marker, tape and scissors. She is a very loving, sensative little girl and wants to please and be helpful. Grace loves school, her teacher and all of her classmates.

Cooper John is all boy! He loves tractors, dinosaurs and tools. If he can wear a belt and hook a tape measure, hammer or screwdriver on it he is very happy. Cooper loves Daddy and would spend all day (and night) with him if he could. He also likes Grampa and is really looking forward to Casey finishing his "dinosaur room".

Henry Charles is here! God knew what he was doing when he blessed us with one more child. We had never planned on a #4 but now couldn't imagine life without him. Henry is a sweet little boy whose entire face lights up when he smiles! He loves to laugh and is entertained by watching his older siblings or the tv. Football is his favorite show to watch (just like Emma Jo at his age). Henry loves Mommy but is getting better at hanging out with someone other than me.

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There is sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

----Washington Irving (1783-1859)

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Followers

"But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness." 1 Timothy 6: 6-11

"For I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:11b-13